Tyler Seguin admitted that he wasn’t sure what to expect when he made the decision to sign with EHC Biel of the Swiss-A League. 21 games later, he gave the league glowing reviews.

“The league is very competitive — the speed and the talent level of the players has surprised me,” Seguin told the Tages-Anzeiger newspaper, according to CSNNE. “The league is very competitive — the speed and the talent level of the players has surprised me. It took me some time and effort to get used to it.”

“Scoring goals is never easy; I didn’t do very well at the beginning,” Seguin said. “Now I just hope to continue playing well like I have been lately.”

Seguin is also helping Biel kill penalties, which is something that he that he was almost never asked to do as a member of the Boston Bruins.

Obviously, no one is suggesting that he would have put up identical numbers with the Boston Bruins, but it certainly would have been great to see how he would have performed if it wasn’t for the lockout. Seguin took a giant leap forward last season with 29 goals and 67 points in 81 games.

2012-13 would have been his third full NHL season and Bruins fans might have watched Seguin establish himself among the NHL elite.

Of course, the season isn’t entirely lost yet. If the lockout ends in the not too distant future, Seguin will get a chance to return to Boston and try to help the Bruins win the Stanley Cup for the second time in three years.

Why in the hell would anybody watch the NBA? Just a bunch of guys jogging back and forth and 1/2-3/4 speed tops throwing a ball at a hoop. Little hamstring tweak and they sit 10 games. Hang nail and they sit 5 games.

hockinj25 - Nov 30, 2012 at 12:26 AM

You know who has more points than him (and everybody else in the league)? Damien Brunner, the steal of free agency this summer. Just Ken Holland and his staff working their magic again.

“The league is very competitive — the speed and the talent level of the players has surprised me,” says the pompous spoiled NHLer who thinks any other league is inferior & should fall down and kiss their feet if they want to play for them.